Cost behavior Flaherty Accounting Services pays $2,800 per month for a tax preparation software license. In addition, variable charges incurred average $9 for every tax return the firm prepares. a. Determine the total cost and the cost per unit if the firm expects to prepare the following number of tax returns in March: Note: Round amounts to two decimal places.

	No. of Tax Returns	Total Cost	Cost per Tax Return
1.	280
2.	700
3.	1,120

b. The owner of Flaherty Accounting Services wants to earn a margin (excluding any other direct costs) on tax returns of $21,000 during March. If 280 returns are prepared, what tax return preparation fee should be charged? $Answer

c. If the fee is charged in part b and 1,120 returns are prepared, what is the margin in March? $Answer